Rail-fastening.



A. PRANIM' & 'P. FRKNQUET.

- RAIL FASTENING.

7 APPLICATION FILED APR. 13, 1911. 1,032,280. Patented July 9, 1912.

Patented July 9, 1912.

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RAIL FASTENING.

A. FRANTZ & P. PRANQUET;

I APPLIQATIOH FILED APR-13, 1911. 15032,280.

ALFRED FRANTZ AND PAUL FRANQUE'I, or MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filer. April is, 1911. Serial No. 620,844.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatwe, ALFRED FRANTZ and PAUL FRANQUET, citizens of theUnited Statesiesiding at Milton, in the county of.

in} rail 'fastening's, and .the object is to provide means'whereby therail will be firmly held uponthe 'tie{ by means of clamping blocks whichare forced against the base flange of the rail, and held in suchposition by meansof wedges. As the block is forced upon the base flange,of a rail, the block will tend to rise, and the rear end to come incloser engagementwith the'-wedge.

A further object is in the provision of a link plate which engages thetie and is connected to the wedge for locking the wedge againstmovement.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction andcombinations of parts which will be hereinafter fully described andpointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a top plan view of theinvention, Fig.

2 is .a longitudinal vertical sectional View,

Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the clamping block and wedge, and Fig. i isa cross sectional view through the tie and the clamping block.

A,'repres'ents a metallic tie, which is closed preferably at its ends,and is made hollow.

A; rail B is mounted upon the upper surface of the tie, and on each sideof the .rail,

openings 1, 1, are formed, in which the clamping block is received. Theclamping 40 block isprovided with a base 2, and mounted upon the base isa dog 3 which engages the base flange of the rail. The base of theclainpin block extends outwardly on each side of t eclamping dog,-andenters grooves or runways 3, formed in the tie, while the dog'B passesthrough thelongitudinal slot 4, formed in the upper surface of the tieleading from the opening 1. A wedge 5 passes through the tie, and isprovided with a tapering or beveled edge 6, which engages the taperingor beveled edge 7 of the base 2 of the clamping block. The dog 3PIOJBC'ES rearwardly over and upon the. wedge 5, so

that as theblamping block is forced through the slot 4 on to the baseflange of the rail,

by'driving the wedge through the tie, the

essen 1 12- forward end of the the inclined surface of thesbase flangeof (the rail B, causing the rearaendyofthe;dog to bite or engage thewedgegi, ,pIOdlfqiflgglfl. locking engagement for-securel-y;ho1di-ng.;the

rail upon the tie and thereby avoiding any;

possibility of the rail rising fromthe tie 'due to the vibrations of therail incident "to the passing of a train-.or engine over-the rail. Toinsure the holdlngifof; the wedge in position, I have provided a linkerslotted plate 8which is mounted-uponthe wedge, and is fastened theretoby means ofa screwbolt- 9, which is preferably madewith fijVfi sides,whereby the initilnnstbe turned; by a special wrench. One. end; lof -the{plategis brought against one edge, of the tie, and" preferably againstthe; edge offtlietie,- ito-.

ward the enlarged end of the wedge 5. In this way, it is impossible forthe wedge to move or become disengaged from the tie, thereby insuringthe clamping block being held in position at all times. It is to'benoticed that the wedge, plate, and bolt are located below the uppersurface of the tie, so that in case of the derailment of an en-. gine ortrain, these parts will not be affected.

It is our intention that the clampingblock should be located upon eachside of the rail, which is capable \of movement longitudinally of thetie, wh rebythe rail can be adjusted for obtainin the proper alinement.In many instances, the rails get out of alinement, and it is necessaryto re-aline. With this device, the wedges 5 can easily be loosened andthe railsishifted either in an inward or outward direction to obtain theproper alinement, when the wedges can then be fastened or moved againstthe clamping blocks for fastening the .rail in position.

With this invention, either or both rails can be adjusted longitudinallyof the tie for keeping the track in its proper aliriement by simplyreleasing the wedges and link plate and moving the clamping blocks awayfrom the flanges of the rail throughv in holding the rail to the tie..The clamping blocks, when once put in place, cannot become removed, andtherefore the rail must be rigidly held to the tie. 7

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as-new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a railfastening, the combination with a tie having openingstherein, of

7 tie, wedgesfor fastening the blocks against thefrail for fastening thera11 to the tie, a

clamping blocks slidably mounted in the 4 slotted plate" mounted oneachwedge, having one end. thereof engaging an edge of the .7 throughthe grooves for causing the dogs to engage the rail for fastening arailupon the tie, and slotted plates mounted upon. the

wedges, one end of the plates engaging the inner edge of the tie, andmeans for fastening the plates to the wedges for locking the wedgesagainst movement.

3. In a rail fastening, the combinationwith a tie having openingstherein, and

grooves formed in the inner side of, the tie, of clamping blockscomprising bases and dogs, the base of each dog being received in theopenings of the tie and received the grooves, wedges forforcin g theblocks through the grooves for causing the dogs to engage therailforffastening arai'l upon the tie, and slottedplates mounted uponthe .wedges beneath the upper surface of the tie, one end of'the platesengaging the inner edge of the tie, and means for fastening the platesto the wedges "for locking the wedges against movement.

a In testimony whereof we afiix'oin' signatures in the presence of twowitnesses.

' ALFRED FRANTZ.,- I vPAUL FRANQUET;

Witnesses: j

'J. D. YOAKLEY, IVATrs T. Esrannoon.

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